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"If I Faked an Assassination Attempt in Butler, PA... Here's Exactly How I'd Do It"

A Miracle in Pennsylvania—Or Just Really Good PR?

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Jack Hopkins
Jul 15, 2025
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If I Faked an Assassination Attempt in Butler, PA... Here's Exactly How I'd Do It

Let’s just say, hypothetically, I were a deeply unpopular political figure desperate to claw back control of the narrative…rake in sympathy…rally a dying base…and silence critics in one media-saturating move.

Let’s say I had a campaign that was bleeding support with key demographics…facing multiple criminal indictments…and steadily losing ground in the only metric that really matters—momentum.

If I were president or a presidential candidate (I won’t be-ever-trust me) and wanted to fake an assassination attempt…not just to distract…but to reset the entire board... I’d stage it somewhere like Butler, Pennsylvania.

Here’s how—and why.

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